WEP Connections

July 2023

We partner with Wilson County Schools to help enrich and empower students and teachers by building relationships and engaging businesses, parents and the community.

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WEP Awards $19,800 in Student Scholarships

Congratulations to the Class of 2023!

WEP Community Leadership Scholarship

Jazmyn Fuentes - WAAT

Malcom Jones - WECA

Shelby Aycock - Beddingfield

Duy Tran - Hunt

Chandler Hill - Fike

Shrimanker Family Scholarship

Edward Espinoza Urbina - Hunt

Jayden Gaymes - WECA

Lynsey Aycock - WAAT

Angela Guevara - Beddingfield

Caitlyn Baran - Fike

Dewey Bain Sheffield, Sr.

Agriculture Scholarship

Logan Bailey

Jimmy Tillman Memorial Athletic Scholarship

Jackson Byrum

J. Michael Moore Scholarship

Ashton Frazier

Communicating with Confidence

Scholarship

Ronvantae Spencer

Dixon Family Arts Scholarships

Meghan Wiggins - Art

Harley Ragle - Band

Ruth Ann Murray - Chorus

Career Health Connections Scholarships

Fike - Constance(Connie) Pleasants, Allyson Downs, Jahnasia Hill, Caitlyn Baran

Hunt - Duy Tran, Cathy Lee, Chloe Duzlar, Emma Grace Browder, Logan Boone, Miriam Medina-Sanchez

Beddingfield - Angela Guevara, Anna Benton, Makayla Hamlett, Drucilla Batts, Amy Greene, Diana Martinez-Lopez

Career Connections

WEP and Wilson County Schools partnered to provide numerous connections for our students and teachers this semester. We partnered with Director of Career and Technical Education Matt Crayton to arrange a tour for principals at Carolina Family Health Centers, Construct and Smithfield Foods so they could learn more about career opportunities. We recorded 6 more "Learning from the Locals" videos for the library, continued work on our job board and connected numerous speakers to classrooms.

Below left, Hunt Football Coach and Educator Juan Jackson and Wilson Paint and Wallpaper Owner, Real Estate Developer and Property Manager Bobby Jenkins shared their career journeys with us. Dante Pittman spoke to several classes at Hunt and Fike.

Career Health Connections

Beddingfield Honors Pharmacy Tech students in Cathy Fess's class visited Carolina Family Health Centers, Longleaf Neuro-Medical Center and Wilson County Substance Prevention Coalition. Students learned about careers at these facilities, toured the pharmacies and patient areas, and received Narcan training. Thanks to CFHC Chief Pharmacy Officer Holly Gentry, Director of Communications Cari Green, WCSPC Executive Director Jeff Hill, Data Collector and Evaluator Pamela Letchworth and Longleaf Neuro-Medical Center Administrative Nurse Consultant- Division of State Operated Healthcare Facilities Dale Hilburn for making this happen for our students.